Memory & Desire (1998)
Sayo and Keiji have eloped to New Zealand to marry, away from the interference of Keiji's disapproving mother in Japan. On their honeymoon, they have the freedom to express their love away from her repressive influence. However, on what should be the happiest of days, Keiji is drowned and Sayo must, by custom, return to live with her cruel and selfish mother-in-law.
Director:
Niki Caro
Writer:
Niki Caro
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Eugene Nomura as Keiji |
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Yuri Kinugawa as Sayo |
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Brenda Kendall as Jeanette |
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Yoko Narahashi as Mrs Nakajima |
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Joel Tobeck as Nod |
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Rome Kanda as Tour Guide |
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Norman Forsey as Fisherman #1 |
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Ian Hughes as West Coast Surfer |
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Charley Murphy Samau as |
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John Paekau as Fisherman #3 |
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Senri Sakurai as Mr Kuroda |
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Midori Takei as Sayo's Stepmother |
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Joy Watson as Maude |
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Takeshi Ōbayashi as Sayo's Father |
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Shiori Terada as Hiromi |
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Timothy Lee as Sergeant |
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Akiko Mori as Wedding Consultant |
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Grant Rosoman as Surf Lifesaver |
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Wayne McGoram as Fisherman #2 |
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John Hancox as Doctor |
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Yuka Ezaki as Newlywed Couple |
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Bunichi Ezaki as Newlywed Couple |
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John Cairney as Marriage Celebrant |
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Rupert MacKenzie as VIdeo Cameraman |
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Juri Inahara as Junko |
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Yumiko Nishiyama as Saki |
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Takanori Higuchi as Tatsuro |
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Noriko Miura as Tatsuro's Wife |
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Rome Kanda as Kaoro |
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Sarah Hawkes as Hamilton Receptionist |
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Sanae Nakahara as Mrs Kuroda |
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Takashi Nakamura as Mr Sugimoto |
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Motoko Terada as Mrs Nakajima's Sister |
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Kengo Emmitt as Little Keiji |
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Evelyn Clarke as Little Girl |
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Sharon Clarke as Little Girl |
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Vivian Clarke as Little Girl |
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Sam Tamura as CES Supervisor |
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Taihei Baba as Funeral Director |
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Kunio Yoshida as Funeral Director |
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Toshizo Fujiwara as Drunken Businessman |
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Yasukazu Kurosawa as Drunken Businessman |
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Tadashi Watanabe as Drunken Businessman |
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Kazunori Sato as Drunken Businessman |
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Shuson Tsukakoshi as Buddhist Priest |
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Lyndon Hendrikse as Surfer #1 |
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Stefan Broadley as Surfer #2 |
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Marek Sumich as Surfer #3 |
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Georgina Cleave as Local Girl |
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Liesha Ward-Knox as Local Girl |
| Directing | Niki Caro | Director |
| Editing | Margot Francis | Editor |
| Sound | Peter Scholes | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Niki Caro | Screenplay |
| Production | Pierre Edelman | Executive Producer |
| Production | William Tyrer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christopher Ball | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yoko Narahashi | Casting |
| Camera | Dion Beebe | Director of Photography |
| Production | Rebecca Hutton | Production Secretary |
| Production | Anne Nicolle | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Tamalene Painting | Production Manager |
| Art | Grant Major | Production Design |
| Production | Andrew McGeorge | Production Runner |
| Sound | Chris Burt | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Robin Murphy | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Peter Wells | Original Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Kum | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Glenda Paterson | Production Accountant |
| Production | Michelle Taggart | Assistant Accountant |
| Writing | Anne Kennedy | Script Editor |
| Directing | Corina Ngatuere | Third Assistant Director |
| Crew | Akiko Mori | Stand In |
| Production | Wendy Lewis | Producer's Assistant |
| Directing | Robin Murphy | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Sam McCauley | Production Runner |
| Directing | Quentin Whitwell | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Melanie Read | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirsty Cameron | Costume Design |